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Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香 Eaglewood, Agar, Agarwood, Aloes Wood, Wood of AloesChen Xiang (TCM)Agaru (Ayurveda)A gar  ཨ་གར (Tibetan)Ood, Ood Hindi, Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Left: True Aloeswood; Center: Aloeswood tree; Right: ‘Spurious’ (false) AloeswoodMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A. agallocha (left)Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the…

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Acacia, Gum Arabic FREE

ByAdam Tate

Acacia, Gum Arabic Egyptian ThornBabula (Ayurveda)Aqaqia (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Egyptian Acacia (left), Acacia of Dioscorides (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Flora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Acacia arabica Parts used: Gum (‘Gum Arabic’); extract of the seed pods (‘Gum Acacia’)The bark is also used…

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Ruta, Rue PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ruta, Rue ‘Herb of Grace’Sudab (Unani)Sitav (Ayurveda) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Ruta graveolens Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Hot and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Considered Cold in TCM, although it is rarely used. Classifications: 2C INCIDERS.    2D ATTENUATERS…

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Agathosma, Buchu

ByAdam Tate

Agathosma, Buchu Agathosma betulinaKöhler, Köhler’s Medizinal Pflanzen (1883-1914) Agathosma betulina(Photo by Margriet B) (Wikimedia) Left: Short Buchu; Right: Long BuchuSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Agathosma betulina (syn. Barosma betulina, Diosma crenata)Three main varieties appear on the market:  1. A. betulina  2. A. serratifolia  3. A. cretulata Parts used: Leaf Temperature…

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Burnt Yellow Earth, Zao Xin Tu

ByAdam Tate

Burnt Yellow Earth, Zao Xin Tu 灶心土 Old Oven Earth, Burnt Earth, Terra Flava Usta Khazaf: Oven Clay, Clay pottery (Unani)Zao Xin Tu (TCM) Clay Oven (Tabun)Arbeit und Sitte in Palästina (Gustaf Dalman, 1935) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Terra flava usta (Burnt Yellow Earth) Parts used: Traditionally, the old burnt Earth used in the construction of…

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Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Carduus benedictus (syn. Cnicus benedictus, Centaurea benedicta) Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentattenuates, opens, discusses, and is…

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Gmelina, Gambhari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gmelina, Gambhari White Teak, Malay Bushbeech, Kashmir TreeGambhari, Kashmiri (Ayurveda)Kattanam, Kumizham (Siddha) GmelinaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, (1819) Gmelina arborea(Photo by Ajtjohnsingh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gmelina arborea (syn. Premna arborea) Parts used: Root-bark, Fruit Temperature & Taste: FRUIT: Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour, astringentSTEM / STEM-BARK: Cool, dry. Sweet, BitterROOT: Cool, dry. Bitter…

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Borax, Peng Sha 硼砂

ByAdam Tate

Borax, Peng Sha 硼砂 Chrysocolla (‘Gold-glue’)Bauraq, Buraq, Burak (Arabic)Peng Sha (TCM)Tankana (Ayurveda)Tsha la  ཚ་ལ  (Tibetan Medicine) Borax crystals, Kramer Mine, CaliforniaPhoto by Rock Currier Minerological name: Hydrated Sodium borate Parts used: Purified Salt; Natural and Artificial Borax was used“Its best form is that which is brittle and extremely white (as ivory)”. (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, Hu Tao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao, Hu Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet“Hot in the third degree and Dry in the…

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Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog དངུལ་སྐུད་ མཆོག་ Snow Tea, White Snow TeaDngul skud mchog (Tibet)Bai Xue Cha 白雪茶 (‘White Snow Tea’) (TCM) Thamnolia vermicularis(Photos by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Thamnolia vermicularisT. subuliformis is classed as a source of Bai Xue ChaSaussurea graminifolia is regarded as an inferior type in Tibetan Medicine. Parts used: Entire plant…

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Madhuca, Madhuka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Madhuca, Madhuka Mahua tree, Butter treeMadhuka (Ayurveda)Mahua (Unani)Kattuiluppu (Siddha) Madhuca longifoliaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1 (1795) Botanical name: Madhuca longifolia (syn. M. indica, M. latifolia, Bassia latifolia)M. butyracea (syn. Aisandra butyracea) is used synonymously in some parts of India. Parts used: Primarily Flower; also fruit, bark Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger FREE

ByAdam Tate

Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, Sheng Jiang 生姜 Sheng Jiang (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts used: Fresh Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classifications: TCM:A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold     O. Promotes…

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